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Jimmy Burch has covered professional golf for the Star-Telegram since 1991. He’s received state and national honors for his writing but fills his own scorecard with more bogeys than birdies when he hits the local links.

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January 26, 2010

Colonial ranks among top three events on 2009 PGA Tour in charitable donations

For a second consecutive season, the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial ranked among the top three events on the PGA Tour in terms of charitable donations in 2009.

Colonial officials distributed $5.1 million in charitable donations from last year’s event, making Fort Worth’s tour stop one of three tournaments that topped the $5 million mark last season, based on information released by tour officials.

During a 2009 season marked by $108 million in charitable donations, tour officials cited the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio as the lone event to reach the $8 million mark. Two tournaments topped $5 million _ Colonial and the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

The HP Byron Nelson Championship, which raised $4.4 million for local charities last year, ranked among the top eight events on the 2009 PGA Tour. Irving’s tour stop was one of five tournaments to raise between $4 million and $5 million last season.